Note that the only person here who claims
a fair amount of experience with both is telling you you're full of
****.


I've used both and no one here has yet to answer the points I made.
Obviously, the folks at Doyle like their system best. North wants to
sell what they have. But the folks at UK also suggested the Stackpack.
We do business with both Doyle and UK, so I don't get the sails pitch.
We also have the liveaboards using stackpacks quite a bit on the south
side. Several converted from the Dutchman.
They are different systems and both very good, but the stackpack is a
one step. You drop the sail into the cover and you're done. You still
have to wrestle the sailcover on with the Dutchman.
It looks like I'm the only one one to make any valid points...the rest
of you can't even respond.

1) Stackpack keeps the sail completely covered. Dutchman does not.
2) Stackpack does not poke holes in the sail. Dutchman mods the sail
with holes and plastic fittings.
3) Stackpack works well, even as the sail becomes older. Dutchman has
problems with older sails.
4) Stackpack allows for quick removal of the entire covered main.
5) Stackpack can be removed for racing (That's correct, Thom). Dutchman

is a mess to remove.
6) Stackpack allows for neater reefing. Dutchman reefing is messy by
comparison/
7) Stackpack never chafes. Dutchman can chafe.
8) Stackpack will work with more than one main...your current
inventory. Dutchman requires EACH sail to be modded.

Well???? I currently don't own either system. My Dutchman is in the
dockbox.

RB
35s5
NY

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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Well???? I currently don't own either system. My Dutchman
is in the
dockbox.


Now *there's* a glaring recommendation!